Telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama on the American side’s initiative.

July 15, 2015

23:30

The leaders gave a high assessment
to the talks in Vienna on settling the situation concerning the Iranian Nuclear
Programme. It was noted that success following many years of efforts to find a political and diplomatic resolution to this issue became possible
thanks to constructive cooperation between the “sextet” nations, Iran, and the EU.

Both sides stressed that the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme meets the interests of the entire international community, helping strengthen the nuclear non-proliferation
regime and decreasing tensions in the Middle East. In this respect, the presidents
emphasised the role of Russian-U.S. dialogue in ensuring security and stability
in the world.

The leaders expressed a mutual
intention to continue joint work in the interest of sustainable implementation
of the Vienna agreements, as well as certain other current international
matters, including countering international terrorism.

Vladimir Putin and Barack ObamaObama Barack congratulated one
another on a special date in Russian-American relations: the 40th
anniversary since the Soyuz-Apollo orbital flight.